八德路一段1號, Taipei, Taiwan No.1, Sec. 1, Bade Road, Taipei
In celebration of all the kind, magical artistry and the quirky, warm
souls that have joined together through these past 5 years to support
and continuously create the Red Room, we will be celebrating our
anniversary on November 15th, 2014.

The anniversary will be
held at the Huashan Cultural Park from 1-9 pm. Beginning with Stage Time
& Juice activities in the early afternoon, we will follow up with
four bands performing live music with food and drink on offer. An R4
production will launch the evening and the rest of the night will follow
with a Stage Time & Wine session.

1:00 pm -3:00 pm Stage Time & Juice
Children are invited to our multicultural platform where they can
listen to stories, share their talents and learn from creative-minded
people. Come take a seat, sip some juice and share with the Stage Time
and Juice family.

Future Lands (String Quartet) Young David 青春大衛 Red Cliff 6:10 to 7:00 pm Red Room Radio Redux performance 紅房新廣播劇場表演 THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell “The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the prey.”

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Stage Time & Wine
STW is a monthly spoken word event hosted by the Red Room. We meet to
sit and listen, beyond language, to what is around us, to the one
sharing. We also meet to be heard. Stage Time & Wine session will be open for registration via this link (http://goo.gl/forms/V7LyMU7egB) or on the Red Room Facebook page.

9/21/2014

I've been slower than a tortoise when it comes to finding fun, inspiring books for my children that are written Mandarin.

Last week, I finally got up the courage to ask the young man at Hess Bookstore, "What do you read? What do you recommend as reading for my children, who love reading, if it is not in Mandarin?"

I invested some money in a few titles from different series. This included the Kano 3-comic set, books introducing local and international geography and history in interesting ways, and poems and stories by one of Taiwan's favorite children's poets.

My kids devoured every single one of the books you see in these photos, and are waiting for me to earn enough money to complete the sets. I photographed them so you can simply show this post to people in your local bookstore or library. I will try to get a list of titles and authors together, but I am so excited by my own discoveries, I want to post this up right away, even with a sideways photograph.

As a mom of a boy who loves to perform, I am feeling extremely grateful for the opportunities that have come by our family this year. One big spin-off from my son's role in Zeelandia is the connections we made here in Taipei. Kyle's lessons with Sean Wong is one very good example. Sean is great with kids. He treats them as young professionals. He sets high standards and lets them take part in the decision-making process.

You can contact Sean directly for more information. He teaches children and adults. info@seancswong.com

Take a break
from the summer heat and join us at the coolest kid-event in town! Once
again it's open-mic time for those brave kids or parents who would like
to read or tell a story or poem, perform a song or dance to their
classmates, playmates and peers alike.

If you are not ready to take the stage, then be a part of the audience and watch the magic unfold.

We request that smaller children be accompanied by their parents while watching.

A juice or savory snack of your choice. Be creative and try to bring something that adds to the theme!

Your
own drinking vessel: The Red Room is a green environment. If not, you
are encouraged to buy one of our awesome, groovy bamboo mugs and have
our fabulous artists paint it for you. It will remain forever, yours and
yours alone (true love).

If necessary, bring a fluffy pillow to increase the level of comfort, since floor seating is all that's provided.

200NTD (1 parent with accompanying child), 50NTD per additional family member regardless of age.

200NTD per adult

Saturday, July 19, 20142:30pm to 4:30pm

入場費用:

親子票一張200NTD，供一大人一小孩，如有額外人員（不論大人或小孩）費用每人一律加收50NTD。

200NTD/一大人

2014年07月19日PM2:30 至PM4:30

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About Taipei City Playgroup:

Taipei
City Playgroup has been connecting English-speaking families in Taipei
since 2002. With no fees, no obligations and no restrictions, this
informal, casual playgroup meets on Thursday mornings at various
locations around Taipei City, and holds annual Christmas parties, Easter
picnics and Halloween Trick-or-Treat parades, as well as publishes The
Awesome Playgroup News, a child-produced newspaper that encourages
English literacy. Members number over 400, and include parents with
Taiwanese partners and families from all over the world, who may be new
to Taiwan or new to parenting. Attending Taipei City Playgroup events
are a wonderful way for families to connect and share information about
parenting in Taiwan, and for children to find new playmates.

As
always, we welcome any other stories, poems, cartoons, word games, or
artwork. Submissions from all children around Taiwan are accepted.
"What kids like to make" can be anything at all, from the very simple
daily task to complex, longterm project. Getting published in this
paper/e-paper is a great way to have your kids feel good about their
activities, and their ability to contribute to a shared publication.
Families can also join the editing meeting and work on putting on the
paper together. This is a fun way to show children you value English as
a communication tool, and you see their ability to work in a production
team.

We
also welcome sponsorship through advertising. Our community rate is
this: NT100 gets you a full-color ad, 1/16 of an A3 page...multiple
spaces or half-pages also available. Sponsors also get a complimentary
copy (NT25 value, so as you can see, sponsorship could cost you less
than a Starbucks latte!) and also make us feel loved and supported.

Sponsorships
help defray printing costs and also contribute to making more fun and
meaningful activities for Taipei Cityplaygroup.

About Me

Mother of two and small-business owner. Half of a mixed-culture marriage, quarter of a family. My dream is to help support my family with my writing. In the meantime, I blog for free. If you know of any place that might pay me, no matter how little, please feel free to contact me.